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Scientific Autobiography: and Other Papers
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Max Planck
In this fascinating autobiography from one of the foremost geniuses of twentieth-century physics, Max Planck tells the story of his life, his aims, and his thinking. Published posthumously, the papers in this volume were written for the general reader and make accessible Planck’s scientific theories as well as his philosophical ideals, including his thoughts on ethics and
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93 pages
Published
November 4th 2014
by Philosophical Library/Open Road
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Scientific Autobiography and Other Papers
, by Max Planck, Philosophical Library/Open Road Media, 2014 (originally published in 1949).
Summary: This is a re-issue in e-book form of Planck’s Scientific Autobiography and other papers on some of the “big” issues of science including causality, the limits of science and the relationship of science and religion.
Max Planck is one of the giants of physics. His early work included research on entropy and thermodynamics and it was he who did the pioneering ...more
Summary: This is a re-issue in e-book form of Planck’s Scientific Autobiography and other papers on some of the “big” issues of science including causality, the limits of science and the relationship of science and religion.
Max Planck is one of the giants of physics. His early work included research on entropy and thermodynamics and it was he who did the pioneering ...more
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Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was a German theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.
Planck made many contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame rests primarily on his role as originator of the quantum theory. This theory revolutionized human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes, just as Albert Einstein’s theory of relat ...more
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Planck made many contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame rests primarily on his role as originator of the quantum theory. This theory revolutionized human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes, just as Albert Einstein’s theory of relat ...more
